Singapore's pioneering attraction is the Night Safari. Friends of min recently took this tour. They went round on the train twice and each time saw different animals. I've heard it said that fifty per cent or ninety per cent of animals/insects etc are nocturnal. (Please don't photograph your kitchen in Singapore at night. It's dreadful coming in to the kitchen and hearing rustling. A cockroach behind the waste bin disappears under the door.
In Greece we woke out night thinking a burglar was trying to climb through the curtains. It was an 'empty' chocolate wrapper on the windowsill.
The lizard in your shoes which you kicked under your bed in the night. Always empty your shoes when trekking, in case of scorpions.
In Singapore one schoolgirl picked up her schoolbag in the morning and found, not a snake, but the skin in had discarded and left behind.
I am not keen on wildlife in a kitchen unless it is dead, chopped up, in a tin, cooked and eaten by somebody else, preferably earlier in the day. Not in my kitchen, theirs, in a public place such as a safari park. At least if you were approached by an escaped animal you could throw them your leftover lunch or dinner.
Most zoos and safari parks have an emergency plan for rounding up tourists and keeping them in a safe place. I always know the route back to the tourist shop and plot which tee-shirt to hide behind. Now I suppose you are wondering if I am serious or joking. A true word spoken in jest.
Near the Night Safari is the river/water/sea safari which shows you water creatures from different continents, such as the Amazon.
The two parks are nearby so you can go from one to the other, especially if you are on a cruise or flying by plane on a brief stopover.
In Greece we woke out night thinking a burglar was trying to climb through the curtains. It was an 'empty' chocolate wrapper on the windowsill.
The lizard in your shoes which you kicked under your bed in the night. Always empty your shoes when trekking, in case of scorpions.
In Singapore one schoolgirl picked up her schoolbag in the morning and found, not a snake, but the skin in had discarded and left behind.
I am not keen on wildlife in a kitchen unless it is dead, chopped up, in a tin, cooked and eaten by somebody else, preferably earlier in the day. Not in my kitchen, theirs, in a public place such as a safari park. At least if you were approached by an escaped animal you could throw them your leftover lunch or dinner.
Most zoos and safari parks have an emergency plan for rounding up tourists and keeping them in a safe place. I always know the route back to the tourist shop and plot which tee-shirt to hide behind. Now I suppose you are wondering if I am serious or joking. A true word spoken in jest.
Near the Night Safari is the river/water/sea safari which shows you water creatures from different continents, such as the Amazon.
The two parks are nearby so you can go from one to the other, especially if you are on a cruise or flying by plane on a brief stopover.
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